Burke's Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located near Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia. It was built in 1731[citation needed], and is a one-story frame building set upon a ground-level brick basement. The building has a central hall, single pile plan. It features brick exterior end chimneys. Near the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the Union Brigadier General Thomas Alfred Smyth of Delaware, wounded at the Battle of High Bridge was brought to the house, where he died on April 9. Smythe was the last Union general to be killed in the war.[3]
Burke's Tavern | |
 Front and eastern side | |
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| Location | 1.5 mi. W of Burkeville at jct. of VA 621 and VA 607, near Burkeville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°11′43″N 78°14′17″W / 37.19528°N 78.23806°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002027[1] |
| VLR No. | 067-0047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1975[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burke's Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo